There was a weak opening in the cotton market, with first prices 25 to 50 points lower than where they had closed on Thursday, and after the call continued selling, both for account of the South and for Liverpool, sent prices done 30 to 40 points more. There was... View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on December 4, 1920, on Page B23 of the New York edition with the headline: COTTON FALLS AND RALLIES PART WAY; Break at Liverpool Tends to Unsettle Prices--Spots Recede to 16.50 Cents. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe